Effective February 1, 2010, Facebook Chat will replace Blitz Mail as the primary campus mode of communication. BlitzMail’s outdated interface and constant glitches have prompted calls for change in recent years, but the recession economy has made the desired change a reality.
Trustee Member Don Harper ’76 noted, “BlitzMail cost the college nearly $35,000 a year, while Facebook (Chat) is a free service, already utilized by much of campus. This is now the difficult transition period though, where mass ‘friending’ will have to be done.”
Facebook will allow students to view images of their friends, classmates and teachers while chatting, thereby fostering a much more personal connection. Privacy settings may have to be altered though, as Facebook will become much more academic.
Stephen Brock ‘10 commented, “What’s nice is that there will be no more drunk blitzes to that ’13 you played pong with, because we won’t be Facebook friends. And I’ll pass out before she accepts my Request anyways. So no more soiling.”
Tyler Tyson ’12 added, “It’s going to be a whole new campus dialogue. Instead of blitzing, we’re going to be ‘chatting’. And teachers are going to have to notify us when to ‘log-on’. I can’t wait to see Jim Kim’s profile and post on his wall.”
Bored at Baker has shown mixed reactions to the announced change, ranging from “sick. Im always on F-book chat anyway” (8 agrees, 1 disagree) to “Fuck no more party profile pics I guess” (17 agrees, 3 newsworthy, 2 disagrees).
Trustee adviser Michael Teague ‘88 recently chatted with The Dunyun, “Yeah, we’re really excited for the change and think it’ll be…Sending…Sending…Sending…Facebook Chat availability could not connect at this time.”
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